Today at the 10th annual Smart Utilities Australia & New
Zealand conference, Anil Gadre, Executive Vice President of Products at
Silver Spring Networks, delivered a keynote presentation detailing
next-generation initiatives for utilities that are moving past the smart
meter ‘tipping point.’ Silver Spring’s open, IPv6-based networking
platform has connected more than 13 million homes and businesses
worldwide and enables utilities of all sizes and across all geographies
to deploy the broadest array of smart grid applications atop a common
platform. The keynote can be viewed in its entirety at www.silverspringnet.com/newsevents/executive-corner.html.

“The market has tipped. In just 6 years the industry has moved beyond
science projects and small pilots to proven, industrial-scale
deployments that are delivering clear and demonstrable benefits to
consumers and utilities alike,” said Gadre. “With the Silver Spring Smart
Energy Platform, we are helping our global utility customers deploy
multiple applications atop their standards-based smart grid network,
unlocking even more value from their infrastructure modernization
investments.”

During the keynote presentation, “Past the Tipping Point: Beyond the
Smart Meter,” Gadre described five grid modernization initiatives
utilities can implement immediately. These include leveraging smart grid
for higher reliability through faster and less expensive service
restoration in the event of outages; precision Demand Response for peak
load reduction and the empowerment of end-consumers to monitor and
manage their power consumption; utilizing a single, territory-wide
canopy network to integrate multiple AMI and water programs; integrating
renewable energy sources and bringing online more electric vehicles; and
improving operational efficiency and grid performance through advanced
analytics and insights.

Working in partnership with CitiPower & Powercor Australia, Jemena
Electricity Networks Limited, and United Energy, Silver Spring Networks
has connected more than 1.2 million homes and business to the smart grid
in Victoria, Australia for the state’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure
program. In New Zealand, Silver Spring was recently selected by Unison
to deliver the standards-based networking platform underpinning its
innovative smart grid strategy. WEL Networks has also selected Silver
Spring for an innovative smart grid deployment in the Waikato region of
New Zealand.

The Smart Utilities Australia & New Zealand conference, attended by
electricity industry retailers, distributors and water utilities, is one
of the largest forums for discussing water and electricity utility
developments and innovation in the Australia and New Zealand region.